Like no other vegetable in the market corn tastes bests when it is picked and rushed straight to boiling water and this is because its sugar turns to starch in the blink of an eye. There are several types of corns and this will include the Seneca Horizon Corn which is one of the most popular as well as best selling corn varieties available. This is one produces large 8 inch ears with excellent flavor. The Miracle Corn which is extra sweet and has crisp kernels. It is sugar enhanced and yellow in color and also has an average of 20 rows of butter yellow kernels. Its maturity is 75 to 80 days. Bon Appetite Corn is another variety of corn and this has exceptional flavor with strong 6 ? foot plants that have an average of 17 rows of sweet yellow and white kernels. This corn has a maturity of 70 days. Other varieties include honey select corn, fleet corn, sugar bay corn, precious gem, Luscious among many others. Corn needs hot weather and lots of time to ripen as well as plenty of elbowroom. In order to grow corn successfully you will need to follow the following procedures:
Where to Plant
Choose a site that gets full sun and soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8 and this is because it needs soil that is rich, moisture retentive as well as draining. You can dig in plenty of compost as well as well cured manure in order to ensure a magic combination.
How to get Seeds
You should then proceed to buy the corn plants at the nursery and this is if your growing season is on the shorter side of acceptable. Otherwise the seeds should be planted outdoors at least for a week after the last frost and also when the soil temperature has reached at least 55 degrees F.
Sowing the Seeds
Sow the seeds 1 to ? inch deep as well as 4 to 6 inches apart. You should consider planting in hills that are grouped in clusters rather than long rows because this should give you better results. Thin plants to a foot apart and this is when they are 3 to 4 inches tall and mulch when the ground has warmed in order to deter weeds and retain its moisture.
Caring for the plant
You should then make sure that plants get at least an inch of water every week and never allow water from above as it can wash away pollen. The plants should also be fed with a balanced liquid organic fertilizer three times in this manner; when they reach 10 inches, then 18 inches and lastly when tassels start to appear.
Harvesting
You can now harvest when you see the husks are dark green and the silks are dry and brown but still supple as well as when the full size kernels reach to the top of the ear. For most of the corn varieties this will be about 20 days after the silks appear.
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